Audi glovebox iPod dock not working with RNS-E

I posted on here the other week regarding my glovebox cd changer that wasn't fully working with my RNS-E that I recently installed. S8craig filled me in with the problem lying with the cd changer itself as I had a model 'C' and I needed a model 'D'.

So, instead of buying another cd changer I thought I'd invest in an audi glovebox iPod module instead. I bought one off of eBay, part number 8E0 857 925 D, I connected it up tonight and I have nothing on my screen, no way of getting it play anything, it's like it doesn't know there is an iPod module connected to it. When I plugged my iPhone into the dock I get the 'this device is not compatible with an iPhone' message pop up on my phone, so it must have power etc running through it, but it just doesn't work.

Have I ended up buying another non compatible item? My RNS-E was initially out of a 2007 (57) RS4 if that helps as I didn't make a note of the part number before I fitted the Headunit.

I have checked all connections and wires to make sure they are all going to the right place which they all are.

Any help would be much appreciated as it's driving me mad listening to the radio all the time!!

have u tried a reboot on the pod m8, whilst its plugged in to the car, kinda like the usb being recognised etc

cal

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No mate, how do I do that?

Thanks for the coding info, I'm not sure if it has been coded for a cd changer / iPod. I assumed it was as it recognised my old cd changer was connected, it just wouldn't let me select and play the cd's. I was also told that the Headunit can have a cd changer / iPod module connected and it will play straight away but it would cause an error on the Headunit which will be stored until it's cleared by vcds coding.

When I press CD/TV, then the top right soft key, then the top left soft key to select 'changer' is highlighted grey so it won't allow me to select it. But when I had my old CD changer connected I used to get 6 grey highlighted cd's, plus the DVD cd, the 6 CD's I obviously couldn't select but it was clear that it knew a changer was connected, but with the iPod dock it's not recognising that its connected at all.

Craig are the iPod modules year or model specific like the cd changers? i.e my old cd changer from my previous RNS-D was no good because the part number ended in 'C' and not 'D' like I needed for the RNS-E? My iPod module ends in 'D' but I read on a US site that the 'D' model iPod modules were for 2008> RNS-E's. I'm not taking that as gospel of course, just curious if it is the same case as the cd changers.

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